Rome, September 24 (RHC)-- The UN food program chief has warned that the world is facing “a perfect storm on top of a perfect storm", urging donors to give a few days of profits to prevent widespread food shortages next year. David Beasley, World Food Program (WFP) Executive Director, in an interview with AP, said if the donors, particularly Persian Gulf nations and billionaires, don't step forward right now, there will be "chaos all over the world."... More
London, September 24 (RHC)-- The UK's University of Cambridge gained “significant benefits” from the transatlantic slave trade, according to new research on the prestigious varsity's historical links to slavery.... More
United Nations, September 24 (RHC)-- Venezuelan Foreign Affairs Minister Carlos Faria has ratified that his country is willing to dialogue with the United States government to normalize bilateral relations.... More
United Nations, September 23 (RHC)-- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has demanded the United States pursue justice over the killing of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh.... More
United Nations, September 23 (RHC)-- At the United Nations, Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness stressed the need for climate action to ensure the survival of small island developing states (SIDS).... More
Damascus, September 23 (RHC)-- At least 73 people have drowned while 20 others were rescued after a small boat they boarded in Lebanon sank off Syria’s coast, according to Syrian and Lebanese officials. Syrian Health Minister Mohammed Hassan Ghabbash told state TV that 73 people had died and 20 had been rescued alive in the Thursday incident.... More
Caracas, September 23 (RHC)-- Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro denounced on Thursday that the United States continues to threaten his country and also seeks to manipulate the citizens of this Caribbean nation. "Imperialism continues threatening our homeland, imperialism continues arrogantly and arrogantly manipulating, trying to manipulate Venezuela and Venezuelans," Maduro said during a speech broadcast through the state-run Venezolana de Televisión channel.... More
Hamilton, September 23 (RHC)-- Hurricane Fiona has swept past Bermuda after strengthening to a powerful Category 4 hurricane. Overnight the storm brought high winds and heavy rain to the British territory as its eye passed about 200 miles west of the archipelago. ... More
United Nations, September 23 (RHC)-- On Friday, the member countries of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America-People's Trade Agreement (ALBA-TCP) analyzed the most pressing issues that Latin America and the world face. The 22nd Meeting of the Political Council of ALBA-TCP was held in New York in the framework of the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).... More
Brasilia, September 23 (RHC)-- Workers' Party presidential candidate Lula da Silva received the endorsement of a conservative politician that surprised Brazilian opinion leaders.... More
Jerusalem, September 23 (RHC)-- A recent report has revealed that hundreds of households living across the Israeli-occupied lands face food insecurity, amid reports that the high cost of living is forcing many Jewish settlers to consider living somewhere else or even returning to their home countries. ... More
Washington, September 23 (RHC)-- The U.S. House select committee investigating the January 6th Capitol insurrection says it’s reached an agreement with Ginni Thomas — a far-right activist and wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas — to have her testify. ... More
Washington, September 23 (RHC)-- A federal appeals court has ruled the Justice Department can resume its use of records marked as “classified” in its investigation of former President Trump’s mishandling of government documents. ... More
Mexico City, September 23 (RHC)-- Andrés Manuel López Obrador, president of Mexico, affirmed that Julian Assange, creator of WikiLeaks, is "a Quixote of freedom of expression and does not deserve to be in jail."... More
Damascus, September 23 (RHC)-- Dozens of people have been killed after a boat carrying migrants and refugees from Lebanon capsized off Syria’s coast, according to the Syrian government. “The number of people found dead has risen to 34,” Syria’s health ministry said in a statement on Thursday, adding that 20 survivors were being treated in Basel hospital in Tartous.... More
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